Necklace of Double Crosses

This amulet grants its wearer a +4 bonus to Trickery, Stealth and Mobility skill checks. Their melee attacks against flat-footed opponents deal 2d6 sneak attack damage. When an ally moves away from the wearer in battle, the amulet forces the wearer to make an attack of opportunity against that ally.

There once lived a knight of Brevoy who suffered ill fate and poor fortune from birth. The youngest child of a noble family that had fallen on hard times, the only inheritance he could count on was a horse, a suit of armor, and the family sword. Since childhood, the knight had been haunted by a voice that constantly convinced him to behave against his own best interests. Each time an opportunity for fortune arose, the voice would whisper darkly in his head, causing him to lose one chance after another. Hoping to rid himself of this curse, the knight sought out a sorcerer, but the sorcerer's price was high — to afford the huge sum, the knight had to sell his horse, his family sword, and his crested armor. But the result was worth the cost — after receiving the necklace the sorcerer created, the knight's affairs began to improve. Soon, he became the sole heir to his family's fortune, granting him a life of luxury. Enemies drove him from his family manor and out into the Stolen Lands, but even there he grew richer and more prosperous, joining a team of merry folk who ran a successful enterprise on the high road. It's amazing what one can achieve once rid of that small voice known as conscience! The knight's happiness was long, but not eternal. In his old age, he found himself boarding a vessel in the hopes of finding treasure, but he instead found a trap connected to a dozen barrels of some seething alchemical substance. The ensuing explosion thundered across the area, scattering bits of the knight along with it — as well as fragments of his necklace. But now that it's been restored, the necklace is ready to bring fortune to its new owner!